Chapter Summaries

Chu Sheng slaughtered the Barbarians who attacked him, then waited for Tu Bajia, Da Riqi, and Bing Hua to arrive. He broke Bing Hua’s ice prison and seized Da Riqi, whose blade failed to pierce Chu Sheng’s armor.

• The grieving Barbarians charged Chu Sheng, and he killed them while declaring that Jining Star belonged to Great Xia and condemning their cannibalism.
• Chu Sheng remained amid the wreckage, saying he would accept being called a villain if it meant more people could live.
• Tu Bajia, Da Riqi, and Bing Hua arrived, and the three argued over who would claim Chu Sheng’s head.
• Bing Hua trapped Chu Sheng in her Ice Soul Spirit Locking Pillar, but he shattered it and grabbed Da Riqi by the throat.
• Da Riqi stabbed at Chu Sheng’s chest with the Howling Wind Wolf Blade, but the strike rang against Chu Sheng’s armor.

Chu Sheng overwhelmed Da Riqi, Bing Hua, and Tu Bajia with his immense strength and Myriad Laws Invulnerable, killing Bing Hua and defeating the other two. After finishing Tu Bajia, Chu Sheng reflected that he was surprisingly good at long battles.

• Chu Sheng overpowered Da Riqi and slowly drove the Howling Wind Wolf Blade into his chest while Tu Bajia and Bing Hua attacked.
• Chu Sheng appeared before Bing Hua, whose Abyssal Ice Seal and ice spikes shattered harmlessly against his Myriad Laws Invulnerable ability.
• Chu Sheng shattered Bing Hua's ice wall, then killed her with three punches as Tu Bajia watched in terror.
• Tu Bajia fled, but Chu Sheng caught up with him after Heavenly Descent of Justice failed to activate because Tu Bajia had lost his killing intent.
• Tu Bajia burned his Essence Blood and attacked Chu Sheng, who shattered his arm and finished him with several kicks.
• Chu Sheng noted that the fight had lasted three minutes and said he was good at grueling battles.

After defeating three Stage Eight Barbarians, Chu Sheng used his Justice Points to advance and gained powerful new rewards that could let him reach Rank 9 on Jining Star. He resolved to eliminate the planet’s alien races before using the World Breaking Talisman to leave.

• Chu Sheng spent 11,000,000 Justice Points to reach Stage Eight, Third Layer and unlocked the LV6 Justice Gift Pack.
• Chu Sheng opened the Heavenly Dao Gift Box, evolving Heavenly Descent of Justice to expand his perception range and gain the Hunting Mark ability.
• Chu Sheng opened the LV6 Justice Gift Pack and received the Saint Grade talent Boundless Martial Will, the Star-Observing Dao Comprehension Art, and a World Breaking Talisman.
• Chu Sheng realized that Boundless Martial Will and the cultivation method could let him advance to Rank 9 on Jining Star without relying on its sealed Heavenly Dao.
• Chu Sheng determined the direction of the Barbarian Tribe’s royal court from Tu Bajia’s corpse and resolved to eliminate the alien races on the planet before leaving.

After Tu Bajia, Da Riqi, and Bing Hua died, the Great Khan ordered Zuoguo City evacuated and launched an attack on Xuanhan Prefecture. When a Great Xia envoy arrived, he decided the deaths had been staged to deceive the Barbarian Tribe and urged the chieftains to continue the invasion.

• The Great Khan learned that Tu Bajia, Da Riqi, and Bing Hua had died, and wondered whether Chu Sheng or an outside power was responsible.
• Fearing the High Priest's prophecy, the Great Khan ordered Zuoguo City's residents to evacuate and sent Hutuo, Ao Lizhen, and Tengger to seize Xuanhan Prefecture.
• At dawn, a guard told the Great Khan that a Great Xia envoy had arrived to request an audience.
• The Great Khan interpreted the envoy's arrival as proof that Great Xia had feigned weakness and staged the deaths, canceled the evacuation, and ordered the attack on Xuanhan Prefecture to proceed.
• The Great Khan explained his theory to the tribal chieftains and asked them to guess what the envoys would say.

Great Xia’s envoys entered the Barbarian Tribe royal court to negotiate, but the Great Khan accused them of conspiring with Chu Sheng, who was reportedly approaching the court after killing three Martial Saints. Envoy Wang tried to save the negotiations by claiming Chu Sheng would obey an order from the Federation to return.

• Envoy Wang pushed the nervous Duolong forward to negotiate and told him to leave the bargaining to General Long Xiaoxiao if needed.
• Duolong stammered before the Great Khan, whose expectations of an overbearing human delegation were thrown into doubt.
• Envoy Wang apologized for Duolong’s nerves and offered regret and compensation for Chu Sheng’s clash in Northern Barren Prefecture, while Duolong quietly let him take the blame.
• The Great Khan accused Great Xia of staging Northern Border independence, enabling Chu Sheng to attack the tribe, and ambushing three Martial Saints.
• A guard reported that Chu Sheng was less than three thousand li from the royal court, and Envoy Wang insisted that Chu Sheng would obey a Federation order to return.

Chu Sheng arrived at the Great Khan’s tent as Envoy Wang tried to secure his help with the peace talks and secretly considered restarting the plan to seize Chu Sheng’s secret. After Envoy Wang tried to order him back to Northern Barren Prefecture, Chu Sheng killed him, leaving the negotiations in disarray.

• Envoy Wang convinced the Great Khan that Chu Sheng would obey Federation orders, citing Duolong’s friendship with Chu Sheng and Long Xiaoxiao’s influence.
• Envoy Wang reconsidered the Federation’s abandoned plan to detain Chu Sheng and extract his secrets after hearing that Chu Sheng might have killed three Barbarian Martial Saints.
• Chu Sheng appeared behind Envoy Wang, covered in blood, and the people in the tent realized he had reached eighth rank, fifth level.
• Envoy Wang told Chu Sheng to return to Northern Barren Prefecture and tried to threaten him with Federation authority.
• Chu Sheng struck Envoy Wang with Spiritual Power and killed him, stunning the Great Khan and the others.

Chu Sheng rejected Long Xiaoxiao’s attempt to stop him, warning that they could become enemies if he pursued his path. After learning the Great Khan had sent an army to attack Xuanhan Prefecture, Chu Sheng destroyed Zuoguo City and its Barbarian inhabitants, then gained a new ability for his Myriad Soldier Devouring Abyss.

• Chu Sheng rebuked the Federation envoy and told Long Xiaoxiao he intended to oppose the Great Xia Federation, though he hoped not to kill him.
• Long Xiaoxiao left for Central Prefecture after telling Chu Sheng he would wait for him there.
• The Great Khan revealed that three elite divisions were attacking Xuanhan Prefecture, and Chu Sheng killed the man who tried to blame him for the coming deaths.
• Chu Sheng killed the people in the tent and razed Zuoguo City with golden lightning, killing hundreds of thousands of Barbarians.
• The system awarded Chu Sheng 15,000,000 Justice Points and advanced his Myriad Soldier Devouring Abyss to Tier 3, unlocking Unity of Thought.

Gu Daoquan learned that three elite Barbarian Tribe battle corps were advancing on Xuanhan Prefecture and chose to defend Dingchuan City rather than abandon its civilians. As the enemy neared, he ordered the city’s forces into position and Zhao Shanhe’s men prepared to join the defense.

• Gu Daoquan received Sun Lie’s report that three Barbarian Tribe battle corps were marching toward Broken Wolf Pass, so he ordered an evacuation and called for aid from Chu Sheng.
• At Dingchuan City, Gu Daoquan rejected the Noble Clans’ proposal to retreat and leave ordinary people behind, warning that Chu Sheng would punish them for it.
• Gu Daoquan ordered martial artists to defend Dingchuan City and arranged for women, children, and descendants below Stage Three to withdraw north.
• Zhao Shanhe told his men that Chu Sheng might not return in time, but he refused Gu Daoquan’s offer to let the Northern Garrison Army veterans withdraw.
• As the war drums sounded and the city formation trembled, Gu Daoquan went to prepare for the Barbarian Tribe’s assault.

Dingchuan City’s defenders were on the verge of being overwhelmed by three Stage Eight Martial Saints and the Barbarian Tribe army when a terrifying spear radiance appeared from the south. The people thought Chu Sheng had arrived, but Gu Daoquan recognized that it was someone else.

• Hutuo, Ao Lizhen, and Tengger mocked Dingchuan City’s formation and unleashed their forces against it.
• Gu Daoquan and the city’s cultivators fed their vitality and Essence Blood into the formation as defenders fell and the reserves ran out.
• Hutuo prepared to shatter the weakening formation and threatened to turn the people of the city into rations.
• Zhao Shanhe reached for another Momentary Pill as the Barbarian Tribe soldiers abruptly stopped roaring and stared south.
• The people of Dingchuan City cheered when a powerful presence approached, but Gu Daoquan said it was not Chu Sheng.
• A blazing spear radiance tore across the sky and shot toward Hutuo and the other two Martial Saints.

Cheng Ye overwhelmed Hutuo, Ao Lizhen, and Tengger with his newly revealed eighth-level strength, then revealed that the Northern Garrison Army had joined him in attacking the Barbarian forces. As Cheng Ye fought the three commanders, the army surrounded the leaderless Barbarian soldiers and ordered them to pick up their weapons so they could be killed.

• Cheng Ye’s spear strike shattered Hutuo, Ao Lizhen, and Tengger’s combined barrier, sending them crashing into Dingchuan City’s light screen.
• Cheng Ye arrived and revealed that he had reached the eighth level, shocking the three commanders.
• Cheng Ye announced that he had brought the Northern Garrison Army, whose advancing forces surrounded the battlefield.
• Hutuo, Ao Lizhen, and Tengger tried to flee, but Cheng Ye pursued them and forced them to turn and fight.
• Cheng Ye fought all three commanders at once while the Barbarian soldiers, left without leaders, began dropping their weapons.
• The Northern Garrison Army’s vanguard refused to accept surrender and ordered the Barbarian soldiers to pick up their sabers before attacking.

After Commander Cheng’s unauthorized intervention saved Dingchuan City, he secretly entrusted Gu Daoquan with a Storage Ring before returning to Central Prefecture, where he was arrested. Chu Sheng returned at Stage Eight Peak and, after learning of Cheng Ye’s coming public trial, decided to lead troops to Central Prefecture himself.

• Commander Cheng told Gu Daoquan that the Federation had never authorized the Northern Garrison Army’s deployment and entrusted him with a Storage Ring for Chu Sheng.
• Commander Cheng ordered the Northern Garrison Army back to camp, while Gu Daoquan feared the Federation and Star Alliance would respond to the unauthorized campaign.
• Four days later, Chu Sheng returned to Shuangfeng City at Stage Eight Peak and told Gu Daoquan to help establish a Jingwu Bureau in Xuanhan Prefecture.
• Gu Daoquan reported that Commander Cheng had been placed under house arrest in Central Prefecture and would face a public trial in five days.
• After examining the Storage Ring and hearing that the Star Alliance had made no move, Chu Sheng decided to lead troops to Central Prefecture.

Chu Sheng ordered Xuanhan Prefecture’s forces and Worldly Family disciples incorporated into the Northern Garrison Army after wiping out the Barbarian Tribe. He rested, then headed south to check on the army, while Gu Daoquan marched the assembled recruits toward its camp and recognized Chu Sheng as its new marshal.

• Chu Sheng told Gu Daoquan to incorporate the City Guard and Worldly Family disciples into the Northern Garrison Army, abolish hereditary privilege, and search the northern border for any surviving Barbarian Tribe members.
• Chu Sheng confirmed that he had nearly exterminated the Barbarian Tribe, then ordered Gu Daoquan to assemble the troops and disciples at Broken Wolf Pass.
• Gu Daoquan announced that the Barbarian Tribe had been wiped out and ordered eligible City Guard soldiers and Worldly Family disciples to report for transfer into the Northern Garrison Army.
• The Worldly Families protested the conscription but, fearing Chu Sheng and Gu Daoquan, sent their disciples with instructions to prioritize their lives.
• After resting for a day, Chu Sheng flew south toward Suolong City and the Northern Garrison Army camp to check on Gao Qiang and investigate possible Federation interference.
• Gu Daoquan ordered the assembled force to march to the Northern Garrison Army camp and concluded that Chu Sheng was its new marshal.

Sun Fei tried to take control of Suolong City's defenses for Li Wenlong, claiming it would help rescue Cheng Ye, while Su Fang accused him of undermining Chu Sheng. Chu Sheng arrived and crushed Sun Fei beneath his foot.

• Sun Fei ordered Su Fang to open Suolong City's gates and surrender control of its defenses, but Su Fang refused and challenged Li Wenlong's authority.
• Sun Fei argued that taking the city's defenses would help rescue Cheng Ye and insisted that Gao Qiang's arrest had not been aimed at Chu Sheng.
• Sun Fei privately planned to purge Chu Sheng's supporters so the Federation could control the northern border without resistance.
• Chu Sheng streaked down from the sky and killed Sun Fei by crushing him beneath his foot.
• Su Fang shouted Chu Sheng's name as the Northern Garrison Army stared in shock.

Chu Sheng learned that Li Wenlong had sent troops to take over Suolong City and had Gao Qiang punished under pressure from the Noble Clans and Federation. He headed for the Northern Garrison Army camp, while Li Wenlong and two Martial Saints grew confident that they could stop him, until a guard rushed in with an urgent warning.

• Chu Sheng questioned the surviving soldiers and learned that Li Wenlong had ordered them to seize Suolong City and had Gao Qiang arrested.
• Chu Sheng told the soldiers that he would go to Central Prefecture to free Cheng Ye and declared that Li Wenlong would not live past the day.
• Chu Sheng flew toward the Northern Garrison Army camp after signaling Su Fang on the city wall.
• Zhong Yunting and Wang assured Li Wenlong that their two Martial Saints could defeat Chu Sheng, while Li Wenlong believed the situation was under control.
• Li Wenlong's personal guard stumbled into the tent and announced that something terrible had happened.

Li Wenlong learned that Sun Lie had arrived with troops from Xuanhan Prefecture and discovered that Chu Sheng had eradicated the Barbarian Tribe and reached Martial Saint Peak. He tried to conceal his fear and draw Sun Lie into a discussion about rescuing Commander Cheng from house arrest.

• Li Wenlong ordered Gao Qiang treated after learning the old head of the Tian Family had beaten him nearly to death.
• Sun Lie arrived with five thousand elite soldiers from Xuanhan Prefecture and said another thirty thousand would follow, explaining that Saint Gu had sent them.
• Li Wenlong questioned Sun Lie about the unauthorized troop movement and the safety of Xuanhan Prefecture.
• Sun Lie revealed that Chu Sheng had wiped out every Barbarian Tribe tribe in four days, leaving Li Wenlong, Zhong Yunting, and the others stunned.
• Sun Lie said Chu Sheng had reached Martial Saint Peak, prompting Zhong Yunting and the Wang Family Martial Saint to silently resolve to act.
• Li Wenlong hid his panic and invited Sun Lie into the tent to discuss rescuing Commander Cheng, who had been placed under house arrest.

Zhong Yunting and the Wang Family Martial Saint fled toward Central Prefecture after realizing Chu Sheng had reached Martial Saint Peak, but Chu Sheng intercepted them and exposed their lies. He killed the Wang Family Martial Saint and crippled Zhong Yunting, recognizing his Yin-Yang Spirit Breath Art as a technique from the Supreme Martial Hall.

• Zhong Yunting and the Wang Family Martial Saint fled south from the Northern Garrison Army camp, while Li Wenlong realized their route led toward Chu Sheng.
• Zhong Yunting and the Wang Family Martial Saint discussed reporting Chu Sheng’s strength and suspected plan to pressure the Federation to Central Prefecture.
• Chu Sheng appeared above them, confronted them about their intentions, and said he could see through lies and sense their past killing intent.
• The Wang Family Martial Saint and Zhong Yunting attacked Chu Sheng, but his golden Spiritual Power overwhelmed their strikes.
• Chu Sheng pierced the Wang Family Martial Saint through the chest and destroyed Zhong Yunting’s left arm when he dodged the second blade.
• Chu Sheng recognized Zhong Yunting’s Yin-Yang Spirit Breath Art as a technique from the Supreme Martial Hall.

Chu Sheng realized that the Supreme Martial Hall’s Ascension Realm ancestor was likely his own previous life, then killed Zhong Yunting. He set out for the Northern Garrison Army’s main camp, determined to finish the reforms he had begun two thousand years earlier.

• Chu Sheng recognized that Zhong Yunting’s Supreme Martial Hall practiced the Yin-Yang Spirit Breath Art and understood why its people had once sought to kill him.
• Zhong Yunting revealed that the Supreme Martial Hall revered an Ascension Realm ancestor, and Chu Sheng inferred that the ancestor was his previous life.
• Zhong Yunting recalled his grandfather’s instructions to honor Martial Artists surnamed Chu and realized Chu Sheng might be the legendary ancestor reincarnated.
• Chu Sheng pierced Zhong Yunting’s brow with a blade of golden light, killing him.
• Chu Sheng reflected that his previous life’s mercy had allowed powerful worldly families to regain influence and vowed to uproot them in this life.
• Chu Sheng flew toward the Northern Garrison Army’s main camp to begin spreading the law anew.

Li Wenlong ordered the Northern Garrison Army to march on Hanfeng Pass and pressure the Federation to release Cheng Ye, but Chu Sheng arrived, claimed command through Cheng Ye’s marshal’s seal and token, and killed him. After Chu Sheng announced that the Barbarian Tribe had been defeated, the army rallied behind him and swore to march on Central Prefecture until it fell.

• Li Wenlong ordered the Northern Garrison Army to prepare to march to Hanfeng Pass and demand Cheng Ye’s release.
• Chu Sheng arrived at the camp, and Li Wenlong reported his plan and expected approval.
• Chu Sheng revealed Cheng Ye’s marshal’s seal and token, rejected Li Wenlong’s claim to command, and killed him.
• Chu Sheng took command of the Northern Garrison Army and announced that he had swept the Barbarian Tribe from the Northern Realm.
• Chu Sheng ordered the army to flatten Central Prefecture and save Cheng Ye, and the soldiers vowed not to return until Central Prefecture fell.

Chu Sheng learned that Li Wenlong had obstructed the Jingwu Bureau’s efforts in Northern Barren Prefecture, then ordered the Worldly Family children to march to Chang Geng City and witness another reckoning. In Chang Geng City, the Tian Family celebrated Gao Qiang’s injuries and defended Little Rong, while a young girl silently showed her anger.

• Gao Qiang told Chu Sheng that Li Wenlong had arrested him and detained bureau chiefs after Worldly Families reclaimed resources and cultivation techniques.
• Chu Sheng admitted he had been too lenient, told Gao Qiang to recover before establishing the Jingwu Bureau in Xuanhan Prefecture, and said he would handle Northern Barren Prefecture himself.
• Chu Sheng confronted the Worldly Family children in camp, rebuked them for resenting their losses, and ordered them to march with him to Chang Geng City.
• The Tian Family’s old patriarch told the family that Gao Qiang had suffered broken ribs and ruptured organs after their meeting with Li Wenlong.
• Tian Meng and the other relatives celebrated Gao Qiang’s condition and claimed Little Rong had acted in self-defense, while a young girl in a moon-white dress silently looked on in anger.

Chu Sheng arrived at the Tian Family after taking command of the Northern Garrison Army and slaughtered the clan, including its old family head and Tian Ling'er. He then continued his purge of the Noble Clans, with Northern Barren Prefecture next.

• Tian Ling'er condemned the Tian Family for defending Xiaorong and warned that Chu Sheng would retaliate, but the family head claimed two Martial Saints protected Commander Li.
• A guard reported that Chu Sheng had taken command of the Northern Garrison Army and was heading toward Hanfeng Pass.
• Chu Sheng entered the Tian Family hall, where the old family head died of fright and Tian Meng pleaded for mercy.
• Tian Ling'er stood her ground and told Chu Sheng that he had come to seek justice, but Chu Sheng killed everyone in the Tian Family with his Stage Eight Martial Saint aura.
• Noble Clan descendants arriving in Chang Geng City saw the aftermath of Chu Sheng's purge, while he planned to clear the Desolation in four days and Northern Barren Prefecture in one.